Oachira
Oachira or Ochira is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. It includes areas of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district and Kollam district. Ochira Gram Panchayat came into existence in 1953.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Krishnapuram Palace and Oachira Temple.
Krishnapuram Palace
Museum
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The Krishnapuram Palace is a palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha in Alappuzha district, Kerala in southwestern India. It was built in the 18th century by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the Travancore kingdom.
Oachira Temple
Hindu temple
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Oachira Temple is an ancient temple located in Oachira in Kollam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. According to the Puranas, this temple is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and India.
Ochira railway station
Railway station
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Ochira railway station is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone. It is situated near the city of Kollam in Kollam district of Kerala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kappil and Kayamkulam.
Kappil
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Kappil is a town in Kerala, India. It is on the border between Thiruvananthapuram District and Kollam Districts, and five kilometers from the famous Varkala beach.
Kayamkulam
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Kayamkulam is a city and a municipality in district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre and is almost equidistant from Alappuzha town and Kollam.
Oachira Gram Panchayat
Village
Oachira Grama Panchayat is a gram panchayat located in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. The panchayat was established in 1953.
Oachira
- Type: human settlement with 56,600 residents
- Description: town in Kerala, India
- Location: Southern Travancore, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.1333° or 9° 7′ 60″ northLongitude
76.5° or 76° 30′ eastPopulation
56,600Open location code
6JXR4GM2+82Wikidata ID
Q7073392
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Oachira” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oachira”
- Hindi: “ओआचिरा”
- Irish: “Oachira”
- Malayalam: “Oachira”
- Malayalam: “ഓച്ചിറ”
- Spanish: “Oachira”
- Tamil: “ஒச்சிரா”
- Tamil: “ஓச்சிறை”
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